Combined sweatband and bandeau



Oct. 9 1 923.

| COHEN COMBINED SWEATBAND AND BANDEAU Filed Feb. 1, 1922 Patented Cl nt. 9 1923.

Lnoiv COHEN, OFST LOUIS, MISSOURI.

COMBINED SWEATBAND AND BANDEAU.

Application filed February. 1, 1922. Serial No. 538,201.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known'that LEON COHEN, a citizen of the United States, and resident of the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Sweatbands and Ban deaux, of which the following is a specification containing a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to improvements in combined sweat bands and bandeaux, and has for its object a combined sweat band and bandeau which is adjustable to fit various sized hat crowns.

A further object is to construct a sweat band and bandeau which is provided With an elastic tightening cord so that the hat can be adjusted to fit the head of the wearer.

In the drawings,

F ig. l is a side elevation of my improved sweat band and bandeau, viewingthe same from the outside, with parts broken away.

Fig. 2 a similar view, viewing the same from the inside.

Fig. 3 an enlarged fragmental section of a portion of the combined sweat band and bandeau, showing the same in position in a hat crown.

Fig. 4 a vertical fragmental section, showing the manner of adjusting the bandeau.

Fig. 5 a fragmental vertical section of the sweat band and bandeau adjacent the overlapping portion; and

Fig. 6 a top plan view of the bandeau ready for insertion in a hat crown.

In the construction of my device I- employ a strip of relatively flexible material 7 This flexible material is-either rice net, buckram or similar material. Extending across one face of this strip 7 is a strip of fabric 8. This is of any soft textile material. This fabric has its edge 9 turned over one edge of the flexible strip, and is secured thereto by stitching 10. The edge 11 of the fabric 8 is secured along the opposite edge of the strip 7 in such a manner as to form a pocket 12 which extends approximately the entire length of the strip 7, leaving only a short portion 13 which is folded up tightly against the lower edge of the strip 7. (See' Fig.

what I claim is:

5.) The fabric 8 is also provided with a pocket 14 which is formed by running a row-of stitching through the pocket 8. This pocket receives an. elastic cord 15.

It will be noted from Figs. 3 and 4! that thestrip 7 but is left loose enough so that when the elastic cord 15 is tightened, the pocket 14 and fabric can be drawn inwardly, and thus reduce the size of the band, or in other words, forms a bandeau so that the hat can be adjusted to fit various sized heads, or various styles of hair dressing. Within the pocket 12 is placed a flexible strip 16 preferably formed of spring steel. flexible strip has a projecting end adjacent the overlapping portion, which isv adapted to be inserted in the opposite end of the pocket 12, so as to form a substantially complete circle. The strip 16 is also provided with projecting prongs 17, which are adapted to be pressed through the crown 18. of a hat, and hold the sweat band and bandeau in place. l V

It will be noted from F ig. 6 that the ends of the sweat band overlap, so that the head of the wearer-will at no time come in contact with the sides of the crown of the hat. The elastic cord projects from the pocket 14. sufficiently to allow the ends to be tied. The pocket 14 is slit at the point indicated by the numeral 19, and through this slit the one end of the elastic cord is drawn so that theelastic cord will not interfere with the overlapping of the sweat band.

Having fully described my invention,

1. A combined sweat band and bandeau comprising a strip of relatively flexible material, a strip of soft textile material secured to and over-lapping the edges thereof so as to act as a binding and extending across one face, a pocket formed in said textile-ornaterial intermediate the edges of the flexible strip, an elastic cordlocated in said pocket and projecting from each end thereof, a pocket formed in one edge of said textile material and extending the major portion of its length and located below the flexible material, a flexible metallic strip having fastening points located in said last'mentioned This the fabric 8 is not stretched tightly across i pocket, one end of said strip projecting from said pocket and adapted to be inserted in 5 overlap when the free end'of the metallic strip is inserted in thepocket; Y

2. The comb ined sweat band and hande'au I of claim 1, in which the textile material is loosely extended across the flexible material so that it can be drawn away therefrom 10 when the elastic cord is tightened.

In testimony whereof I have signed my 7 name to thisspecific-ation.

LEONCOHEN. 

